Amazon Reports Permanent Data Loss After Drone Strikes on Persian Gulf Data Centers
Amazon Web Services (AWS) confirmed that some customer data hosted in its Persian Gulf data centers cannot be restored following drone attacks by Iran earlier this year. The attacks, which occurred during the spring of 2026 and targeted facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, have left most of these locations still offline according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. AWS stated that despite ongoing recovery efforts, certain data has been permanently lost due to extensive damage sustained by the infrastructure. The incident highlights vulnerabilities within cloud computing operations located in geopolitically sensitive regions and raises concerns about business continuity for companies relying on such services.
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